{"id":27278,"date":"2021-10-27T22:18:20","date_gmt":"2021-10-28T05:18:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/?p=27278"},"modified":"2021-10-27T22:18:20","modified_gmt":"2021-10-28T05:18:20","slug":"review-spider-woman-strikes-back-bd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/2021\/10\/review-spider-woman-strikes-back-bd\/","title":{"rendered":"The Spider Woman Strikes Back Blu-ray Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"The Spider Woman Strikes Back\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>is not a sequel to the Sherlock Holmes story but features the same actress in Gale Sondergaard credited as a different character. The Blu-ray from Kino Lorber comes out on November 2nd.<\/p>\n

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The Spider Woman Strikes Back<\/span>
\n(1946)
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Genre(s): <\/strong>Horror, Suspense<\/span>
\nKino Lorber| NR \u2013 59 min. \u2013 $24.95 | November 5, 2021<\/span><\/p>\n

Date Published:<\/strong> 10\/27\/2021 | Author:<\/strong> The Movieman<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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MOVIE INFO:
\n<\/u><\/strong>Director: <\/strong>Arthur Lubin
\nWriter(s): <\/strong>Eric Taylor (written by)
\nCast: <\/strong>Gale Sondergaard, Brenda Joyce, Kirby Grant, Milburn Stone<\/p>\n
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DISC INFO:
\n<\/u><\/strong>Features: <\/strong>Commentary, Featurette, Theatrical Trailer
\nSlip Cover: <\/strong>No
\nDigital Copy: <\/strong>No
\nFormats Included: <\/strong>Blu-ray
\nNumber of Discs: <\/strong>1<\/span><\/p>\n
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Audio: <\/strong>English (DTS-HD MA 2.0)
\nVideo: <\/strong>1080p\/Full Frame 1.37
\nSubtitles: <\/strong>English SDH
\nDisc Size: <\/strong>22.38 GB
\nTotal Bitrate: <\/strong>43.21 Mbps
\nCodecs: <\/strong>MPEG-4 AVC
\nRegion(s): <\/strong>A<\/span><\/p>\n
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Kino Lorber provided me with a free copy of the Blu-ray I reviewed in this Blog Post.
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PLOT SYNOPSIS<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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In this non-canonical spin-off of the Sherlock Holmes whodunit The Spider Woman<\/em>, Zenobia Dollard (GALE SONDERGAARD) is a wealthy blind woman shrouded in mystery. Jean (BRENDA JOYCE) is hired as Zenobia\u2019s caretaker after all the preceding caretakers vanish without a trace. She becomes entangled in a web of horror as she discovers that her employer, aided by a hideously deformed household servant (RONDO HATTON), has used the blood of her predecessors to create a death serum when it is mixed with spider venom \u2013 and that her own blood is now being harvested at night, while she is in a drugged sleep, to continue the experiment.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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SPECIAL FEATURES \u2013 2\u00bc\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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Audio Commentary<\/u><\/strong> \u2014 Film Historians Tom Weaver and David Schecter<\/p>\n

Mistress of Menace and Murder: Making The Spider Woman Strikes Back<\/em> (10:10)<\/u><\/strong> is a featurette with interviews by Historian\/Author C. Courtney Joyner, Make-Up Effects Artist Rick Baker, Filmmaker Fred Olen Ray and others.<\/p>\n

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The Spider Woman Strikes Back<\/em><\/strong> comes to Blu-ray presented in the original 1.37 full frame aspect ratio and given a 1080p high-definition transfer. There\u2019s no mention any sort of restoration to presumably Kino Lorber received this from the rights holder, Universal Pictures. In any case, this one looks good with sharp detail throughout and the black and white presentation is nicely balanced as well.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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AUDIO \u2013 4\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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The disc, as with most Kino Studio Classic releases, come with a DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 track where dialogue does come across with fine clarity and there was no noticeable hissing or pops; rather impressive for a movie of its age.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Check out some more 1080p screen caps by going to page 2. Please note, these do contain spoilers<\/strong>.
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